Sewing kit



Nov. 28, 1939.. c. P. NEATS Er Al.

SEWING KIT Filed May 1'9, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet l WITNESSES Nov. 28, 1939. c. P. NEATS ET A'. l2,181,766

SEWING KIT Filed May 19, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 28, 1939 UNITED STATES SEWING KIT Clarence P. Neats and Lester P. Neats,

East Orange, N. J.

Application May 19,

6 Claims.

This invention relates to kits and particularly to a sewing kit, an object being toprovide a simple construction wherein a number of articlecarrying spools are held in desired positions so that the thread and yarn therefrom may be readily removed without tangling.

Another object of the invention is to provide a kit carrying a comparatively large number of spools of thread and yarn which may be readily removed and which are so arranged that the thread or yarn is guided as it moves from the spools.

An additional object, more specically, is to provide a kit adapted to sup-port a number of spools of thread and yarn and in addition present means for receiving the various articles used in connection with thread or yarn.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a side View of a kit disclosing an embodiment of the invention, certain spools of thread and yarn being shown in connection therewith;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the spoolcarrying posts shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary perspective View of one of the feet shown in Fig. 1 and illustrating means for receiving the post shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of one end of the supporting bars shown in Fig. 2, certain parts being broken away for better i1- lustrating the construction of the thread guide and holder;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view through Fig. 6 approximately on the line 'l-'|;

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 6 approximately on the line 8-8;

Fig. 9 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 2 on the line 9 9.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, l indicates a body which is formed with supporting plates 2 and 3. Each of these plates is provided with an inclined lower portion, as shown in Fig. l, and a Vertical portion merging into the respective nturned covering flanges 4 and 5 which extend from one side of the kit to the needle-and-thread cushion 6. The anges il and 5 are cut off so as to present small inturned gripping anges l and 8, as shown in Fig. 9, at the part adjacent the cushion 6 whereby the small or reduced gripping flanges may be embedded slightly in the cushion for holding the same in place. This cushion may be felt or other material and is adapted to be forced downwardly into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 9. The flanges 4 and 5 are cut away at 9 to provide an opening for receiving a pair of scissors, while ad- 1938, serial No. 208,781 (ci. 242-189) jacent the end of these flanges are provided pressed-up loops IB and Il which are similar to the loops E2 and i3 on the respective feet I4 and l5. These loops are shown particularly in detail in Fig. 5 and in this figure there are also disclosed pressed-up portions i6 and ll so as to provide even support for the respective spools IB and I9. In Fig. 4 there is disclosed a resilient post 20 preferably formed from a loop of flat spring metal. This loop merges into feet sections 2l and 22 which are inserted beneath the loops IE) and Il when the thimble post 23 is provided. As indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l, a thimble 24 is removably mounted on the post 23. The remaining posts are mounted to support the spools i8 and I9 or spools 25 and 26. All the posts are of identical construction and so are their fastening means. The construction shown in Fig. 5, therefore, will apply to each 0f the posts carrying the respective spools whether the spools are vertical or horizontal.

It will be seen from Fig. 2 that there is a row oi spools on each of the feet i4 and l5. These feet are horizontal extensions of supporting plates 2 and 3, which plates are preferably reinforced by suitable bracing flanges 2l and 28. The respective side edges of the plates 2 and 3 at the upper portion are provided with a number of bendable tongues 29 which extend through suitable apertures 39 in the respective side plates 3l and 32, as illustrated particularly in Figs. 1 and 2. These side plates, generally speaking, are diamond-shaped, as illustrated in Fig. l, so that from the side they will substantially cover the spools 25 and 26 and, at the same time, presenta desired bracing structure for the plates 2 and 3. At the outer ends the respective side plates are provided with suitable supporting bars 33 and 34 together with their respective closure plates 35, as shown in Fig. '7. As the structures of the respective devices are identical a description of one will apply to both. l

As shown iny Figs. 6 to 8 inclusive, the supporting plate 33 is U-shaped in cross section and at spaced intervals is provided with notches 35 at the top and bottom so as to receive the respective guides and holders 3l. The supporting bar 33 and the closure plate 35 are held in place by being connected with the side plates 3l and 32, as illustrated in Fig. 8. It will be observed that bendable prongs 38 and 39 extend through suitable apertures in the side plates 3l and 32 and are bent over to lock the parts in place. The prongs or tongues 39 are substantially U-shaped in cross section so as to provide a brace to prevent collapsing of the outer ends of the plates 3l and 32 as well as prevent'spreading thereof. Each of the guides and holders 3l is formed as shown in Fig. 6 wherein there are provided slots or notches 49 and 4| arranged diagonally. It Will lower spool.

be noted that the upper part of the guide and holder 3l is wider than the lower part and slidingly iits into the slot 36', while the lower part l2 slidingly ts into the slot 36. Also it will be noted that there are provided laterally extending wings or abutments 43 and lili which will prevent the members 3l from moving out of the supporting bar 33. However, these members may freely move upwardly and downwardly when it is desired to insert a thread into either of the slots i@ or lli. The upper end of the guide 31' is pulled upwardly until the abutments d3 and 44 strike the upper part of the supporting bar 33. This will expose the lower ends of the respective slots 4@ and il so that a new thread may be easily inserted. These slots are preferably very narrow but are suciently wide to allow the thread or yarn to slide therethrough. Preferably the parts are so proportioned that the guide and holder 3". will rest on the thread, as shown in Fig. 6, whereby a certain tension is presented. When a thread or yarn is pulled the holder 31 will slide upwardly a short distance to allow the free movement of the thread.

From Figs. l and 2 it will be seen that the various spools i8 and 26 carry darning yarns while the remaining spools carry sewing threads. While this is a desired arrangement other arrangements of the spools may be made without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention. However, it is thought preferable to have the spools i8 and 25, which are in alignment, used in connection with the same guide and holder 3l. For instance, expressed in another way, the thread or yarn from these spools extend through the respective slots 4U and M of the holder 3l nearest thesel spools.

It will be seen that the yarn passes substantially in a horizontal direction from the upper spool and substantially in a vertical direction from the Also it will be observed from Figs. 1 and 7 that the bars 33 and 34 are arranged at an angle so that the lower portion of extension l2 of the respective members 37 will not interfere with the yarn passing upwardly and over the bar 33 or 3:3 as the case may be. It will also be noted that the various posts 20 resiliently engage the respective spools so as to yieldingly hold the spools in place. This resilient action is intended to be sui'icient to prevent any of the spools rotating and, consequently, the parts are so arranged that the yarns and thread will feed from the end of the respective spools.

After one or more of the threads or yarns have been pulled the desired distance the same may be cut oiT by the scissors or broken in any desired manner. It will be observed that the threads and yarns will not become tangled while the supply thereof is being pulled from the kit and that each thread and each yarn is always ready to be pulled so that a workman may readily receive any desired quantity of thread o-r yarn.

We claim: 1. A sewing kit comprising a body, means carried by the body for supporting a straight rowy zontally-extending spool will pass therethrough, said guides being arranged substantially in axial alignment with the spools from which the thread and yarn come.

2. A sewing kit provided with a body having diagonally-arranged lower sections merging into a pair of parallel vertical sections, each of said lower sections having a horizontal foot, a pair of side members, means for securing the side members to said vertical sections, a row of verticallyextending spool-carrying posts carried by each of said feet, a row of horizontally-extending spool-carrying posts carried by each of said upper sections, said posts on the upper section extending in opposite directions, and means carried by said side members substantially axially disposed in respect to the posts on said feetand the posts on said vertical sections for guiding thread and yarn from the respective spools over the ends oi the spools carried by the respective posts.

3. A sewing kit comprising a body, means on the body for carrying a row of horizontally-extending spools with their axes in parallelism,

means for carrying a row of vertically-extending spools with their axes in parallelism, said rows of `spools being arranged so that there will be a arranged so that one lower post and one upper,

post on eachside of the body will be in the same Vertical plane, vand afthread guide and holder arranged in each of said vertical planes and provided with two guideways so as to accommodate the thread from one vertically arranged spool and one horizontally arranged spool.

5. A sewing kit of the character described including means for supporting a plurality of ,spools so that they will not rotate, guiding structures.

for guiding the thread from said spools, each of` said guiding structures including a substantially vertically reciprocating guide and holder formed with a pair of diagonally arranged thread-receiving slots open at one end and a pair of supporting shoulders and a supporting structure in which;

said guide and holder is slidingly mounted, said supporting structure being provided with means on which said shoulders are adapted to rest when the holder is in its lowered position.

6. A sewing kit including means for supporting;

a plurality of thread-carryingspools and guiding structures for the thread on said spools, said guiding structures including a supporting bar substantially U-shaped in cross section provided with upper and lower openings, a thread guide and holder arranged adjacent each of said spools, said guide and holder being flat and slidingly mounted in said openings, said guide and holder being provided with a pair of diagonally arranged slots for receiving the threads, and a pairv of abutments for preventing accidental removal from said supporting U-shaped bar.

CLARENCE P. NEATS. LESTER P. NEATS. 

